Machine for manufacturing mouthpieces for cigarette-casings.



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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARETTE CASINGS.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARETTE CASINGS.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOUTHPI ECES FOR CIGARETTE CASINGS.-

APPLICATION FlLiD APR. 3. I917.

1,277, l 33. Patented 27, 1918.

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OSCAR SANDBERG, 0F SGDERTELJE, SWEDEN, ASSIGNOR TO AKTIEBOLAGET SVENSKA TOBAKSMONOPOLET, OF STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING MOUTI-IPIECES FOB CIGARETTE-CA-SINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

Application filed April 3, 1917. Serial No. 159,395.

To all wkom it may concern.

Be 1t known that I, OSCAR SANDBERG, a subject of the Emperor of Russia and citizen of Finland, residing at Siidertelje, in the county of Stockholm and Kingdom of Sweden, have invented new and useful Improvementsin'Machines for Manufacturing Mouthpieces for Cigarette-Casings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for manufacture of mouthpieces for cigarette casings or cigarette tubes. One ObJGCt of this lnvention is to provide a machine suited for a rather high producing capacity,

so that the number of pieces completed in the time unitqwill considerably exceed those manufactured by hitherto known machines. Another object of this invention is to reduce the waste of the paper when manufacturing 7 the blanks for the mouthpieces. A further I manufacture the mouthpieces as hitherto known from a continuous paper strip the width of which equals the length of the completed mouthpiece, which strip I cut off in two different courses, so that the-cuts are alternatelv square and oblique. The forward end of every alternate cut ofl? piece consequently will be square, and these pieces I then give a rearward motion in relation to finally I force the tapered inner end of the rolled mouthpiece paper strip slightly rearwardly into the casing thus procuring at this end of the mouthpiece a small space where 'thetobacco, when introduced in the.

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casing, can enter the mouthpiece proper so far till it gets stopped up by the impressed paper end.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing in side elevatlon and partly in section the improved machine in one working position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine in the same position.

Fig. .3 is the same view as in Fig. 1 but in another working position.

Fig. 4; is a. plan view of themachine in the last mentioned working position.

Fig. 5 is a cross section of the machine on the line AA of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a view looking-from the right hand of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is an end view of the feeding device.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the same parts.

Fig. 9 a side view of a support for the paper strip.

Fig. 10 is a side view of the moving and retarding device for the parts, which serve to revolve the out off paper piece. Fig. 11 is a planview of last mentioned parts.

Fig. 12 is an elevation of a clamping device for the cigarette casings when placing the mouth piece thereon.

Fig. 13 is a side View of the same parts.

Fig. 14 demonstrates the completing operation of the mouthpiece when applied on the cigarette casing.

Fig. 15 is an end view of the cigarette casing with completed mouthpiece.

' Fig.'16 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, of the rolling needle with mouthpiece,

before applying same on the cigarette casmg. I

Fig. 17 is an end view of the rolling needle with the sleeve.

Fig. 18 is the same view as in Fig. 1 6 but illustrating how the mouthpiece is inserted into the cigarette casing.

Fig. 19 is a plan view of the two rolling needles.

Fig. 20 an end view of these needles in section.

Figs. 2124 show diagrammatically several positions of the feeding device.

Fig. 25. demonstrates diagrammatically eight different stages in the motion of the paper strip.

Fig. 26 is an enlarged detailedview showing in vertical section one form of bridge embodying my invention.

Fig. 27 is a transverse sectional view of the bridge shown in Fig. 26.

F ig. 28 is a plan view, partly in section, of the bridge shown in Figs. 26 and 27.

The same reference letters indicate similar parts throughout all the figures.

the upper roller 3 canbe slightly moved up and down relatively to the lower roll 2. Spiral springs 8, stretched between the journals 5 and the prongs 9 in'support- 6 render the upand down motion of the roller 3 elastic, so that the pressure from the upper roller 3 can be kept practically constant for varying thicknesses in the paper strip 1. The lower roller 2 has on its circumference two separate rough'parts 10 and llof difl'ei ent length and spaced by smooth parts 12, 13 for purposes which will be explained hereinafter.

In front of the feeding mechanism 2, 3 there is arranged a pair of scissors or knives 14 positioned" such, that they cut the paper strips 1 at right angle-with reference to the length direction of the strip, and which scissors or knives are put in action in any known manner, asfor instance by means of a cam disk 14.

At a suitable distance from the knives 14 there is located another pair of scissors or knives15, positionedin-an oblique direction relatively to the length of the paper strip 1 and actuated from a camdisk 15*. Between the two pairs of scissors 14, 15 there is a n 'up-and clownmovable bridge or table 17 (Fig. 9) actuated from an eccentric 20 on the shaft 19 which shaft is caused to revolve by means of a helical gear 4, a transmission shaft 18 and a bevel gear 18; The eccentric 20 operates the one arm 21 of a double lever, pivotable on a fu'lcrum 21 in the support 22, the rear arm 23 of which.

tion turned QOFdegreesabOut thesaid turning axis. As shown in Figs; 26, 27 and 28,

t the bridge 25 is of rectangular formation the longitudinal edges of which are provided with guides 90 secured to the bridge by means of screws 91. The bridge 25 is causedto turn by means of a ratchet device 36, 37 actuating a pivot 26 projecting from the one end of the bridge and journaled in a support 27. Said pivot 26 is indirectly operated from the ratchet device 36, 37 by means of a toothed gear 38, 38, the pinion 38 of which is positively revolved by the ratchet pawl 36 which operates the ratchet wheel 37 that is umnovably united with the pinion 38. The ratchet pawl-36 is carried by alink suspended rod 3G, the opposite end'of which is attached to a lever 39 pivotable about a fulcrum 39 on the frame38. A spring 40 actuating the link 40 of the rod- 36 tends to press the lever 39 against a cam disk 41 on the shaft 18 which cam disk transmits the revolving of shaft 18 on to the lever 39,-rod'36, ratchet device 36, 37, tootli'edgear 38 38 andbridge 25. To regulate the length of the movements of the rod 36 and consequently the movements of the ratchet mechanism and the bridge 25, the rod 36 is slidably connected with the lever 39 in a slot 42 therein.

The turning about of the bridge 25 is I checked by means of a pawl 34, actuated from a lever 30 and cooperating with a disk 28 keyed on the pivot. 26 of the'bridge 25. Said disk is provided with two diametrically opposed apertures 29 by which the pawl34, during the revolving of the pivot 26 with-the disk 28, alternately can be engaged and thereby prevent any further revolving of the disk and the journal 26 with bridge 25, until the pawl 34 isremoved from its engagement with the aperture 29. This removing of the pawl'34 is e-ffectedby means of a cam disk 33 on the shaft 19, provided with a projection 35 which cooperates with a roller 32 on the lever 30 in such a Way, that the roller 32 through the'projection 35 is pushed o'u'tward'thereby cau's'ingthe lever 30 to swing to the left hand (Fig. 10) removing the pawl 34 from the aperture 29; Aspring 31 keeps the lever 30 with pawl 34 against the plain surface portion of the disk 28, so that the pawl 34 always is prepared to immediately move into the apertures 29, as the one or the other of these two apertures has arrived in front of the pawl 34 during the revolving of the shaft 26. The'apertures 29 are so positioned with reference to the bridge 25 that the checking of same by means of the pawl 34 will always occur when the bridge occupies one or the other ofits two horizontal positions as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

On eachof the horizontal sides of the bridge 25 there are feeding implements, one upper implement 43 and one lower implemeat 44', both pivotally mounted in a sup port 45 such, sotha't they can be revolved in a plane passing throughthe axis of the cigarette casing producing machine, not lllustrated 1n the drawlngs as not belonging continuous paper strip 1. These implements are each provided with. a concentrically 'curved working surface and are operated with a uniform revolvingmovement such, that, when their working surfaces pass along the respective sides of the bridge 25, they move in opposite directions'with; reference to the bridge, viz. the upper implement 43 in the same direction as the feeding direction of the continuous paper strip 1 and the lower implement 44 in the reverse direction -means of a toothed wheel 56 from the driving shaft 52 of the machine; -The Wheel 56 is provided with teeth *merely on a portion of its circumference, so that the pinions 56 on the two rolling needles shafts revolve only, when this portion of the wheel 56 is engaging with them, but remain at rest'during the other portion of the" turn of the shaft 52. The rolling'needlesa're each surrounded by a sleeve 48 (Figs. 19, 20) which do not take part in the revolving of :the needles and which serve to take up in themselves the rolled mouth'pieces I, 79, which mouth pieces are subsequently ushed-outward off the rolling needles 47, 4 a by means of tube shaped pushers 49 each surrounding needle 47, or47- within the respective sleeve 48 (Figs. 16-18). The pushers 49 are provided each with a prong 5O movable along its sleeve 48 in a slot 51' to guide the reciprocating motion of the pusher 49. The

'pushers 49 are reciprocally operated from the driving shaft 52 by means of a drum 53 provided with a curved slot 54- in which moves a finger .55 projecting from the support'55 for the-pushers 49, which=finger 55 during the revolving of the drum 53 follows the slot 54 and thus moves the support 55 with the pushers-49-forward and rearward with referenceto the needles 47,47. 4

In front of thesleeves 48 there is a wheel 57 journaled in bearings 58. This wheel has its entire circumference provided with axial corrugations 58 for the reception and transportation of the c1garettecasmgs80,

which are supplied to the wheel 57 from the to this invention.-aThe wheel 57 is madeto revolve intermittently from the shaft 52 by means of a ratchet mechanism of which merely the ratchet wheel 57 isillustrated in the drawing, and by which mechanism the wheel'57 is revolved a distance corresponding to the double T pitch of the corrugations 58.x I)

'mouth piece 79 therein. are arranged on a support 62 from whlch In frontof each rolling needle 47, 47 is provided a plunger 59 reciprocatin to and from the respective needles in the irection of thein'length by means of which, the

cigarette casings 80, guided in the corrugations 58, are moved ahead toward the corresponding sleeve 48. The sleeves 48 may be somewhat tapered at the end, so that the cigarette casing 80, which is manufactured of very thin paper, canbe expanded a little at the end to facilitate the insertion of the The plungcrs .59

descends afinger- 63 movable in a curved slot 61 on the circumference of a drum '60 keyed 011 the driving shaft 52, whereby the plungers receive their reciprocating movements when the shaft 52 revolves. Inthe support 62 there are further mounted two rods 64 parallel to the plungers 59 and spaced apart so far that, when pushing the plungers. ahead toward the wheel 57, each plunger 59 as well as each rod 64 moves along one of the corrugations 58 of the wheel 57, which, during this period of the working'of-the machine is kept at. rest as itis not "actuated this moment from the ratchet mechanism 57 The rods 64 are tapered or rounded at their ends and serve to push the inner end of the mouthpiece paper spiral somewhat rearward in order to produce the small space for receiving a portion of the tobacco also in the'mouth piece proper as mentioned before. For this reason the rods 64 must be applied on that side of the plungers'59 to which the upper portion of the wheel 57 moves during its. revolving, so' that the rods do not actuate the mouthpieces before these have been inserted into their cigarette casings 80. To hold the imouthpieces 79 firmly during. this inward pushing of their ends there isprovided a clamping device 7 0 (Figs. 12, '13) guided up and down in a stanchion 71 having a lug 72 the wheel corrugation 58 (dotted lines'in Fig. 12). The clamping device is oper-- ated by double lever 75 pivoted about, a

' fulcrum 76 and actuated by a cam disk 77 on the shaft 4. V

The machine is drivenby means of a belt on a pulley 65 on the shaft 52 beyond'which is provided a loose pulley 66'as usual for stopping the working of the machine. The machine operates as follows: The paper strip 1 is fed along between the rollers 2 and 3 by means of the longer rough.

portion 10 of roller 7 2 till the foremost (square) edge of the strip has arrived just below the feeding implement 43 above the horizontally positioned bridge 25 as. illus- .tratedfiin'Fig.v 21 aswell as, in View I' of'" Fig; 25: In exactly thismoment theentirewrouglrportion 10 of :roller; 2. has re- .leased the paper'strip l and. the for-ward piece 79.

movin lOf the strip is interrupted and the pair: of scissors orknives-15 cut oif apaper piece (a long: enough to formwthei mouth Thus one end of the piece of paper:- is madesquare while the other end is tapered The rough prt1on'10, as may be paper strip 1.

understood, must beicoevtensh e'in length with the paper piece a. Figs; 22 and view II of Fig; 25 illustrate the last mentioned view when theknives cut throughthe The table 1 7; hitherto has maintained its uppermost: position with its uppersurface in a plane with the upper surface of bridge 25, vbut immediately after the knives 15'have cut off the piece'a the=tahle 17 descends to the lowermost position, whereby its upper surface is directed downwardly toward the slot in the adjace'ntrolling needle 47-- (Fig. 20) .wIn themean time the sniallerrough portion 11 of" the roller Qlias reachedthe contact with the yet uncut length of the paperrstrip 1 and feeds the stripforward so far, that the tapered end thereofarrivesfiby meansof theslot 48 in the sleeve 48 into theslot in the adjacent rolling needle 47 (Figs. 23 and view 111 of toothed-portion of wheel 56' fandsthus make the needle 47 revolve and roll up the paper'pieee 6 to form a'mouthpiece 79; At the sametime however,':the bridgegets turned around 180 degrees intoit's reverse horizontal position, so that the :upper side of the bridge 25 situated paper piece anow Willbe found on the under side of said bridge, whereit is kept from falling down bymeans of guides 90. i The table 17 is also raised to its upper position; the longer rough portion 10 of roller '2' onoe more reaches the paper strip 1, whereupon-a fresh portion of the strip is'fed f'omvard up on the now existing upperside oftlie bridge 25 such as illustrated in Fig. 21 and view V of Fig; 25. The oblique knives 15 now out off another paper piece a" with a square fore end' and an oblique after end, just as in view 11 of Fig. 25' and here illustrated by'Fig. 22 and'view VI of Fig. 25: The feeding implement 4e3-p'ulls this paper piece ahead, in the same direction as the feeding direction of the-uncut paper strip-1, to the remote and of the bridge 25 as shown in.

Fig; 23-and view VII; Inthemean time tlie lower., feeding implement 14 has caught the-paper piece a: on the underside: of the bridge 25 and movesit along the bridge, but new in :the reverse direction with reference to the beforementioned feeding; course, till the tapered edge of. this paper piece has arrived into theslotin the rolling needle During-"this period the table-17 has descended, the square knives 14: as. in

view IV; ofEig. 25-eut= off a fresh piece Z), the-tapered edgeof which hasspreviously been inserted into the rolling: needle 47 by means of the smaller rough portion 11 of vroller 2, and twop'aper pieces,.v=iz. a: and: b are rolled. upto mouth-pieces- 7 9, each by its own rolling: needle, 17 and- 4:7- respectively,the;talile 17- ascends,v a further piece of; the paper strip L gets moved ahead, the: foremost portion. thereof; is out off, the

bridge 25: turns about, and so on.

g In the i above there have been demonstrated eightdifferentf operating moments, though during theordinary working ofi the machindmerely the four last- 1 mentioned while-the four first mentioned? stages (LIV Figs 25")?take placeionly' at: the every new starting of the operation. 4

Havingrothus deseribed --my, said invention and how it: is-jtobe' performed, what T ol-aim andwant to protectby, Letters Patent-is 1; A machine: ft'ir makingzrt-ubes comprising rotatable needles, movable tables associted with: said needles, meansfor feeding material tosaid: needles, means for cutting said material, andwmeans for" moving said tablesto cause saidi material to enter'said needles;

2 A machine'for making tubes comprising: a movable: table, means; for" moving. a strip of? material across said table,.aneedle located adjacentlsaidztable, means for moving-"saidvtables: during movement of saidmaterial-t0 cause the'latter'to enterthe eye ofsaid needle;

3'. A machine for making'tubes comprisingfa hinged: table, a rotatable table, means formoving. strips: of material over said tables-,1 needles associated with said tables,

and means for moving said tables during moving" of said strips to cause said strips to enterxthe eyes-of said needles 4, A- maohine for making: tubes comprising a hinged table, a rotatable tablespaced fromv said hinged: table, rolling needles interposed between said tables, means for introdueing a; strip of material. onto each of said tables, means for moving said strips toward each other; means for 11101 1118" said tables during movement of; said: strips to cause: said strips" to enter said needles, and means for rotating saidi needles;

5, A machine for making tubes-eompris ing a plurality of rotatable needles, means for introducing strips of material into the eyes of said needles, casings for said needles and means for rotating said needles in different directions.

6. A machine for making tubes comprising a rotatable needle, a movable table having a working surface normally out of alinement with the eye of said needle, means for moving a strip of material over the working surface of said table and in the direction of said needle, and means for moving said table to cause its working surface to aline with the eye of said needle during movement of the strip.

7. A machine for making tubes comprising a rotatable needle, a rotatable table having a working surface normally disalined with the eye of said needle and means for inverting said table to cause the working surface of said table to aline with the eye of said needle.

8. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarette casings of a continuous strip of paper comprising a feeding device for the strip of paper, means for cutting off sections of paper, each of said sections having one end tapered, reversely disposed means for forming said sections into tubes, and means for conveying said sections fromsaid feeding means in such a manner that the tapered ends of said sections will be presented to said forming means.

9. A machine for making tubes comprising a pair of spaced tables, needles between the tables, means for feeding a continuous strip of paper to one of said tables, means for cutting said strip, means for feeding said out portion to. the other of said tables, means for cutting a second portion of said strip 0n the first mentioned table, means for moving one of said portions into one of said needles, means for moving the other. of said portions from the second table into the other of said needles, meansfor rotating said needles.

10. A machine for making tubes comprising a pair of spaced tables, needles between the tables, means for feeding a continuous strip of paper to one of said tables, means for cutting said strip, means for feeding said out portion to the other of said tables, 7

means for cutting a second portion of said strip on the first mentioned table, means for moving one of said port1ons 1nto one of said needles, means :for moving the first mentioned cut portions from the second table into the other of saidneedles, means for rotating said needles, a drum having peripheral pockets formed therein, and means for intermittently revolving said drum a predetermined distance whereby said corrugations will successively register momentarily with said needle; p 11. A machine for making tubes comprising means for forming sections of material, each having a tapered end, from a single length of material, means for simultaneously making tubes of two successive sec tions, and means for inserting each of said sections into cigarettecasings.

12. In combination, mouthpiece forming members, supporting rods adapted to have cigarette casings mounted thereon, plunger rods and mechanism for actuating said sup porting rods and said members to insert the mouthpieces into the cigarette casing and to withdraw said supporting rod and insert said plunger rod for locking the mouthpiece and casing together.

13. A cigarette assembling machine comprising means for supporting a mouthpiece, means for supporting a casing, means for actuating both of said means to effect an interfitting of the ends of said mouthpiece and said casing. V

'14. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip of paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means for turning one strip 180? about an axis parallel to the direction in which the paper is fed, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of the strips, and means for rotating said needles to form said strips into mouthpieces.

15. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip of paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, needles for forming'said strips into mouthpieces, means for turning'one strip 180 about an axis parallel to the direction in which the paper is being fed to present the tapered ends of the strips to one of saidv needles, a movable table for presenting the tapered ends of the other strip to the other needle, and means for rotating said needles.

16. A machine for .making mouthpieces forcigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip of paper, means for outtingthe paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, needles. for forming said strips into mouthpieces, a table for receiving one of said strips and presenting the tapered end there of to one of said needles, means for intermittently rotating said table about an axis parallel to the direction in which said strip of paper is being fed, and a vertical movable table for receiving the other strip and presenting the tapered end thereof to the other needle.

17. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a-continuous strip of paper, means for cutting the. paper into two strips, each strip having av tapered end and a square end,

need-lesfor forming said stripsinto mouthpieces, a table for receiving one of said str ps and presenting the tapered end thereofto one of said needles,-meansfor rotating said table about an axis pa'rallel to the direction in which said strip of paper is being fed, means for automatically checking said table when one 'or the other of the working surfaces stand horizontally, means for releasing forreceiving one of said strips and presenting the tapered end thereof to one of said needles, means for intermittently rotating I said table about an axis parallel to the direction in'which the strip of paper is being fed,

and a vertical, movable'ta-ble for receiving the other strip and presenting the tapered end thereof to the other needle.

19. A machine for making mouthpieces for: cigarettes COTHPPlSlHgtWO feeding rollers arranged one above the other'and having abrasive portions on the surfaces thereof, elasticmeans for biasing said rollers toward each other, said rollers bei'ngadapted to feed'a continuous strip of paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means for turning one strip 180 about an axisparallel to the direction'in which the paper is being fed, needles arranged to re ceive the tapered ends of the strips, and ix'xeans for rotating said needles to form said strips into fmouthpieces.

'20. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous; strip of paper, means for cutting the'p'aper into two strips, each strip having a'tapered end and a square end, means for turning one-strip180 about an axis parallel to the direction in which said paper is being fed, needles arranged to re ceive the taperedends of the strips, means for feeding said strips to said needles, and means for rotating said needles to form said strips into mouthpieces.

' 21. itiinachine for'making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding aconti'nuous strip 'of'paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means jfor turning one strip 180 about an axis parallelto the direction in"which'said paper isbeiiig fed, needles arranged toreceive the tapered ends of the -'strips,'= mea'ns for rotating said needles, a drum having axial corrugations on theentire periphery thereof, and means for intermittently rotating said drum so that one of the corrugations will be momentarily alined with one of said needles.

22. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding-a continuous strip of paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means for turning one strip 180 about an axisparallel to the direction in which said paper is being fed, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of the strips, means for rotating said needles, and means for feeding'the strip which is adapted to be turned, in a directionreverse to the feeding of the "continuous strip of paper.

'23. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip of paper, means for cutting thepaper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and 'a. square end, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of the strips, and sleeves surrounding the needles for-guiding the mouthpieces while beingrolledand having axial slots to re-' ceive and guide the strips into their respective needles.

2 1. A 'machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip of paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means forturning one strip 180 about an axis parallel tothe direction in which the paperis being fed, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of the strips, sleeves surrounding said needles for guiding the mouthpieces when being rolled and having axial slots to receive and guide the strips into their respective needles, conical ends formed on each of said sleeves and; projecting beyond saidneedles, means for forcing a cigarette casing against said conical end, and means for moving a finished mouthpiece from the needleinto said casing while the latter is in'engagem'ent with saidconical end. 25. A machine for making mouthpieces for'ciga'rettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip ofpaper, means for cutting thepaper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means for turning one strip 180 about an axis parallel to the direction in which said paper is being fed, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of thestrips, sleeves surrounding the needles for guiding the mouthpieces while being rolled and having axial slots to receive and guide the strips totheir respective needles, means for inserting each finished mouthpiece into a cigarette casing, and means for slightly forcing inwardly one end ofeach'mouthpaper is being fed, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of the strips, sleeves surrounding the needles for guiding the mouthpieces while being rolled and having axial slots to receive and guide the strips to their respective needles, means for in-' sertingeach finished mouthpiece into a cigarette'casing, means for slightly forcing inwardly one end of each mouthpiece to form a space between the casing and mouthpiece to receive a portion of the tobacco when filling the casing, said means comprising parallel spaced rods formed with tapered ends, and means for moving said rods to engage and force the inner end of the mouthpieces rearwardly into said casing.

27. A machine for making mouthpieces for cigarettes comprising means for feeding a continuous strip or paper, means for cutting the paper into two strips, each strip having a tapered end and a square end, means for turning one strip 180 about an axis parallel to the direction in which said paper is being fed, needles arranged to receive the tapered ends of the strips, sleeves surrounding the needles for guiding the mouthpieces while being rolled and having axial slots to receive and guide the strips to their respective needles, means for inserting each finished mouthpiece into a cigarette casing, means for slightly forcing inwardly one end of each mouthpiece to form a space between the casing and mouthpiece to receive a portion of the tobacco when filling the casing, said means comprising parallel spaced rods formed with tapered ends, means for moving said rods to engage and force the inner end of the mouthpiece rearwardly into said casing, and means for clamping the casing during the last-mentioned operation. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR SANDBERG.

Witnesses B. HoLM, I. Lrmnnnnq.

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